James Imrie

James Imrie
Personal information
Full name James J. Imrie[1]
Date of birth 1904
Place of birth Markinch, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Dunbeath Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
????–1929 Kettering Town
1929–1931 Crystal Palace 36 (0)
1931–1933 Luton Town 63 (0)
1933–1939 Doncaster Rovers 126 (0)
Total 225 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Imrie (born 1909, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played as goalkeeper, for Kettering Town, Crystal Palace, Luton Town, and Doncaster Rovers.

Imrie started off playing for Dunbeath Star, in Scotland before moving to England to join Kettering.[3]

Career

Crystal Palace

Palace bought 5 players from Kettering, including Imrie, in March 1929.[4] This was a record at that time.[5]

Luton Town

In August 1931,[6] he was transferred to Luton where became the regular keeper, playing 63 games in his two seasons there.[3]

Doncaster Rovers

Imrie was brought to Doncaster for the start of the 1933–34 season[1] by secretary-manager David Menzies who came from the same part of Scotland. He kept a clean sheet in his first game, a 1–0 home victory over New Brighton. He went on to play 140 League and Cup games for the club.[1]

In April 1939, over 4,000 turned up for his benefit match against Leeds United of the First Division.[3] This was to be his last game for Rovers as he wasn't retained for the following season.[1]

Honours

Crystal Palace

Doncaster Rovers

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bluff, Tony (2010). Doncaster Rovers F.C.: The Complete History (1879-2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 9780956410375.
  2. ^ "Doncaster Rovers. Duplicated. Two men for every job". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Leeds United F.C. History". Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Transfers 1928/29". www.holmesdale.net. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ Matthews, Tony (3 October 2005). Football Oddities. History Press. ISBN 9780752493763.
  6. ^ "Transfers 1931/32". www.holmesdale.net. Retrieved 7 June 2017.